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[.How are you all doing?.]

How are you all?
I am so out of the loop of things here since I've been running around all chicken-wing-crazy about getting decent grades (good grades are not possible with some of my classes just because they're really hardcore no matter how late I stay up :< ).

Just want to say hi and I'm fine in terms surviving my semester of college (barely though). Won't be back til February or March. School and vacation out of the country for China.

Will keep in touch with some but even that is really hard for me these days (sorry friendzies! ;A; ). Until then see ya and hope you're! :3

]]> ~sanna-mania http://sanna-mania.deviantart.com/journal/27200394/ http://sanna-mania.deviantart.com/journal/27200394/ Sun, 13 Sep 2009 21:42:24 PDT and for the 1 month DA subscription along with hosting the Cicada theme contest that got me the 1st prize ka-boodle. Also do check out their pages since they are worth checking out to the very least. On and off I'll fiddling around with polls, CSS and such. Thanks you two! :3

I haven't updated much and haven't drawn as much as I used too. That's nothing new.

What else... I started another semester and grateful that it's my last. A bit a nervous but I'm putting my all in the classes recently. Hopefully they won't be too hard like it seems after the first week. I really do want to squeeze in some more doodles here if my time allows me. My summer? I can only think of the bad right now so I'm letting school stress make me forget. But we all got to keep goin' at it while performing a balancing act just to be sane and capable. It's just that I feel as I have an anvil and time bomb on each of my hands. I worry too much and take some work too seriously. のヮの;


I'm jealous of my turtles sometimes. They sleep MUCH better than me.

How's everyone else? Hope everyone is happy or to the very least content _{and not doing anything stupid}.

]]> ~sanna-mania http://sanna-mania.deviantart.com/journal/23519111/ http://sanna-mania.deviantart.com/journal/23519111/ Wed, 04 Mar 2009 05:46:31 PST
On top of student activities and classes (which are a lot harder and demanding *_*; ), other stuff came up that I wish never ever did. Barely surviving but still in overall good spirit since I'm still working my best restless with a meek 2 hours to just relax every week (^#&%!!).

Not sure when I'll be more active here or if I'll just quit posting here cold-turkey (I haven't drawn anything that I would post here for the last few months anyway ) but I have to see how the junk I'm going through turns out.

Just thought I update here. Until then, see ya!

]]> ~sanna-mania http://sanna-mania.deviantart.com/journal/21486501/ http://sanna-mania.deviantart.com/journal/21486501/ Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:48:23 PST I don't feel like spamming your message box with holiday greetings and junk. So I'll sneak my update unnoticed.

Eventually I will clean out ALL my stuff except my tegakies and a few fanarts once I have a decent number of pics to upload here. I got my CS4 but I'm really just too unexpectedly busy with other commitments in my life. I've been also reviewing my Art History texts, Adobe Applications guidebooks and typography texts.

Well see you in... I don't know how many months.

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In other news... I'm really being weirded out when lil' DA kids are claiming me as their "bestest rainbow sunflower shower friend" or something like that. I never even spoke to them a single word. Seriously reality check kiddos. I'm really finding it so hard to understand why this happens.

To add on: I'm not taking any requests and the like. I'm helluva busy!

]]> ~sanna-mania http://sanna-mania.deviantart.com/journal/21316147/ http://sanna-mania.deviantart.com/journal/21316147/ Tue, 04 Nov 2008 10:59:04 PST
[link]
This is a link to the last archived comics of Opus. Once you read through those pages the ending is here. Don't spoil yourself with the ending until you read the August 31st - November 2nd.

But yes awesome but sad ending... depending how you interpret it but I still am getting a little teary. XD;; I enjoyed Berkeley comics throughout the years back to the time when my folks bought the Sunday papers and wee little me would always dive for the comics page. Opus always made laugh as it was one of the more better comics in the mix of other comic strips and the fun pages.

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Don't forget to vote today! I did this morning and stood in line right behind this really rude lady that totally made the 1.5 hour waiting just miserable. She deserves at least a crude drawing/comic by me just to show how rotten she was.

VOTE VOTE VOTE!

]]> ~sanna-mania http://sanna-mania.deviantart.com/journal/21289222/ http://sanna-mania.deviantart.com/journal/21289222/ Sun, 02 Nov 2008 18:28:20 PST
As a lot of you know, voting for the next big "P" and "VP" is on this upcoming Tuesday. I really think it's important to just vote if you can even if you plan to nominate your pet cat for president. I know one friend doing that. ; So just get out there and vote if you can.

I'm actually waking up at 7-8AM just to vote since I can't vote at night and this will get my brothers to vote instead of be all lazy. Probably 7AM because I have class registration at 9AM and who knows how long the lines at the polls will be. Ohh I hope the classes I want will have room when I get to a computer. DX;;

Friday I did nothing special except homework and class projects. I actually avoid it whenever possible until it's over and the candy gets discounted. Crappy people who get in my face all about the ghoulish holiday just destroy the fun by being... well sucky (with the exception of a few RL people I know). I dislike the holiday for many reasons as of now. Except for the discounted candy.

The extra hour from daylights savings gave me more free time to draw quick doodles. But still midterms are still in play and strangely this semester is going to quickly for me. I only have a month left about. I so want to go to Italy and I got recommended for a scholarship there for the summer. But at the same time I should get another internship or co-op to leave my senior year on a really strong foot.

And why do I make more friends with people a little older than me? Is there a psychological explanation about it? It just dawned on me after becoming friends with a bunch of grad students -- we were snapping pictures and wearing a wig that one of them bought for Halloween. Wig cult!

Can't wait for turkey and gravy on Thanksgiving. And that's probably when I'll check back again. See ya!

]]> ~sanna-mania http://sanna-mania.deviantart.com/journal/20644436/ http://sanna-mania.deviantart.com/journal/20644436/ Tue, 23 Sep 2008 22:46:27 PDT ), morning shift design director at my college's newspaper, freelancin' and of course continuing my epic Graphic Design student journey. I won't bother about the near breakdown I had yesterday. @w@;

In short, I'm busy. So the only place online you may see me is my self-ranty blog (really I just vent whatever stress I need to let out there so don't bother asking me ; ) and AIM. See ya!

]]> ~sanna-mania http://sanna-mania.deviantart.com/journal/20208859/ http://sanna-mania.deviantart.com/journal/20208859/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:06:55 PDT ;

I'm a little nervous about going to my classes for the Fall even though it may not seem much. But I went with harder classes and I was able to solve the setbacks with my scheduling much better than I expected. :3

The only complication I don't like about my Fall semester is it leaving me in night classes 4 days straight a week. ... and my animation class was cancelled. ;_; Still I'm going to try to be more kick-ass this semester's review since I wasn't as much with my portfolio review for the Spring. In short: I won't be online as much and if I am, it's only for short times.

Will upload more tegakis and possibly scans of sketches but that's it I can post with just my laptop.

]]> ~sanna-mania http://sanna-mania.deviantart.com/journal/19670116/ http://sanna-mania.deviantart.com/journal/19670116/ Tue, 29 Jul 2008 21:21:07 PDT Last year at my workplace around this time, it's really calm for a daily newspaper unless it's the Sports department with the Olympics. I'm almost done cleaning my room (just organizing sketches) and no centipede sightings after I bug bombed the area.

I'll do this meme thing where you ask me 3-5 questions. They can be about what I like, about how I draw/whatever, how I started drawing/graphic design, other random things... etcetera. as long as it's overall friendly.

Ask away! :V

]]> ~sanna-mania http://sanna-mania.deviantart.com/journal/19346854/ http://sanna-mania.deviantart.com/journal/19346854/ Sat, 12 Jul 2008 00:55:24 PDT Like, is it for my fanart? My originals? Both? My "style" that I still can't define yet? Or something else?

I haven't posted much of my originals lately but if there's a certain character or series you're curious about or just want to see more of let me know. I do want to revisit many of them. I'm too indecisive about what to draw right nowadays.

I really want some input on my overall work I posted here. So if you must do critique me as honest as possible even if it's negative.

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And centipedes? OH MY GAWSH! I SAW ONE IN MY ART ROOM! <:'U I'M STILL SCARED OF IT.

Recently the maintenance guy finally started to look more into this rather long problem involving the inside structure of some of the walls, an on/off leaky roof and mold. Supposedly they'll start on tearing down that wall sometime but seeing that many legged insect. AHHHHHH!!! I WANT A BUG EXTERMINATOR NOW!!!!! DDX But I read that like the spider that lives in that room, the centipede is a big pest killer... but they're so scary and I heard their bite really hurts. DDDXX;;;

I really don't know how bad seeing a centipede scurrying behind my desk in the art room is... but STILL! I'm scared of even going in now but laughing at how chicken I am.

There is a lot of stuff in that art room and I had cleaned it a little bit 2 months ago and I barely use it since the summer makes that room very unbearable to do anything. :\

Anyway I'll be cleaning that room in my free time on the morning and afternoon since today's centipede and the friendly spider ^{(that I still don't want to see lol!)} appear at night.

That's what's happening with me besides spending more time with family and friends. Off to sleep for the night and then some big cleaning with a fear of a centipede out to get me in my art room. X__x;

]]> ~sanna-mania http://sanna-mania.deviantart.com/journal/19129133/ http://sanna-mania.deviantart.com/journal/19129133/ Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:04:06 PDT Anyway I came back from finals and I'm a bit tired from having fun at a Ringo Starr concert.

I want to spread the word about Ringo Starr's birthday wish coming up on July 7th.

He wants:
"everyone, everywhere, wherever they are, at noon on July 7 make the peace sign and say "Peace & Love." [link]

What else...

After a few practice runs with drawing/photoshop and a bit of fanart just to get in the mood, I'll be working on the art trades then onward to my own original stuff. I pretty much deleted most of my old crappy art from my other forgotten account but I really want to redo some of them.

I need to catch up on a little commenting and catch up with some friends.

]]> ~sanna-mania http://sanna-mania.deviantart.com/journal/18203826/ http://sanna-mania.deviantart.com/journal/18203826/ Mon, 12 May 2008 18:23:20 PDT
SO what are the highlights of your life so far these past few months?

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Got some replies back from art trades so once I'm done with the ones that are still going I'll open up new ones. Or better yet maybe random gift arts! : DD

Oh and I do scare people? :\ I never meant to and I never really was aggressive unless you were a whiny/needy/idiot/jerk/creep. Just be a decent human-being and I'm okay with ya'. And I'm the one whose "internet-shy" compared to the few friends I made here. Ha ha ha! Just keep a content smile and hope things are going super for most of yah'!

]]> ~sanna-mania http://sanna-mania.deviantart.com/journal/17936552/ http://sanna-mania.deviantart.com/journal/17936552/ Sun, 20 Apr 2008 00:35:03 PDT
Also I have some sudden case of insomnia. Ugh I didn't sleep at all the past 3 days -- I think it's all those all-nighters I pull studying for one crazy hardcore final. Is it possible for anyone to memorize the artist/date/title/art style/description of 370 different artworks? I think I sucked badly on that test with the extra surprise essays in there. I'm definitely cutting down my coffee intake yet I can't sleep. I'm so confused as to why I can't fall asleep as easily as my snore-heavy folks.

I still have more finals and a semester portfolio review. I'm probably going to just concentrate more on getting the work done then being all crazy and over-critical about my own work. I shouldn't really be comparing myself to others like I am now. This semester I spent more time understanding the materials so in some light of things, I actually paid attention and tried instead of chit-chatting-and-whining-during-class like doofuses.

After finals are done and a little scheduling problem with my summer/fall classes then I'll work on my art trades and hopefully some of my other stuff.

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Oh and I just remembered about my Tegaki-E account.

Tegaki E -> [link]

I'm not good with these kinds of limited paint applications. If it had an option to have custom transparency of the colors then I'm okay. I guess it's more familiar for people who can speed paint and not rely on many layers. Then again it would present some opportunity to see how I do with more "ill-equipped" paint programs once again. ^{How I miss the old days when I just had a mouse, MS Paint and the oekaki boards as a paradise back in the late 90s.}

Still it's fun since it's a blogging site that is pretty much dependent on doodles. Even the comments are have to be drawn. ;

I think I'll be using that blog more often but not as much as I visit here. It's better than me sketching on MANY pieces of papers and forgetting (or be too lazy) to post them here. :\ I should try to make my sketches a lot more darker so that it's viewable to post here.

]]> ~sanna-mania http://sanna-mania.deviantart.com/journal/17231234/ http://sanna-mania.deviantart.com/journal/17231234/ Fri, 07 Mar 2008 20:45:10 PST ☆
When I saw this scene I had to make it into my new icon. It's just cute (Jun and Kuromi seemed non-canon or at least one-sided with Kuromi crushing over him once in awhile X3; ) and makes me feel giggly happy. Kuromi is just hilarious with her crushes and that pillow.

I'm a bit hooked on Sanrio's "Onegai My Melody" anime series. They're not boring like most of the Hello Kitty animated movies and such. Of course I have other fandoms but I try to vary them when I post them here. As for my original stuff... I'm concentrating more on rewriting/re-designing the characters and stories. :V

I'm still busy but not as gloomy as I was before (ewyuk! emo!). My classes are becoming more demanding along with my extracurricular activities but I'm not as annoyed as much by the other issues that were bugging me. They'll still be problems and they'll get what's coming to them... it's inevitable. Ehhhhh... I'll just say I never was so down for that long to that degree for a summary. Also new computer (with crap Vista) means much less crashing with Illustrator and whatever crap paint program that's not Photoshop CS.

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Okay now onto some stuff I wanted to write about here.

ART TRADES
I forgot to specifically mention that a lot of my old and work-in-progress artwork was lost when my last frequent used computer bit the dust... so I should be notifying those people who I agreed art-trades with if they still want to keep their old requests or ditch it. I haven't told them what I wanted so they still have that option to cancel it without me feeling so bad. Expect those notes soon if you're one of these people.

REQUESTS
Yes I still get those random requests in my DA mail... that seem rather out of the blue... like weird fetishes and really effed' up fantard crossovers. They're the kinds that make you shake your head with this "/:[" look on your face.

Requests that I MIGHT be interested in still have to wait (liek a realz longs timez!! :V ) and I'll be super picky about which ones I would do if I ever do those free sketches again.

GIFT ART
I actually get some notes from a few people asking me to draw gifts for them... n00b d00dz sheesh!

I only give gift/fanarts for others as random surprises. I don't do gifts for just friends but more for people I respect or something like that. I'm too shy to really get know a lot of people even online anyway (or they're just not too bright and too narrow-minded...hehyuk! :B )

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That's about. New art will probably be rare here at the moment but until then, ciao!

]]> ~sanna-mania http://sanna-mania.deviantart.com/journal/16934267/ http://sanna-mania.deviantart.com/journal/16934267/ Sun, 17 Feb 2008 18:23:11 PST
Pretty much my two computers (even my crappy one) like gave up on me when I needed it the most like 2 weeks or so ago. My bro's laptop isn't really cooperating with me as I type this entry up.

I'm not making a big deal about all the files and programs that lost. Sure I was all panicking, crying and junk but that was because I had start over 3 week-long projects in matter of 2 days with newspaper midnight productions.

What's been really bugging me are the things I can't really decide what the right thing to do or just believable actions people had done out of malicious and selfish intent. Let's say I got hurt to a point it effected my physical health and performance at school. As much I don't admit it... I really want to distance myself with pretty much everyone after all this. Even talking to people I used to enjoy chatting my wits off with is a challenge and often I just cut them off in the middle. Meeeh. My personality changed in good and bad ways and already I think people already got a sense of it. Not sure if they welcome it but from my interpretations of their response they miss me when my outlook on life was more on a positive spectrum.

I do all my bitching and venting on my livejournal when really it doesn't help. Whining about it on DA will just get pity which doesn't help except gets you a few pageviews from curious DAers and brown-nosers. You have to help yourself to make the change. I want to make that change even if it means putting myself at my limits and with all the obstacles has. I don't want to some sappy wuss who pretty much stays the same level of skill and keeps wanting pity/attention like once every week. Nor do I want to be a fantard who can't type proper English.

I know I seldom comment here but I think I will make my comments even more lacking. There are some comments of others that I could actually understand I've meant to get back to though. Deviations may be a rare occurance but I have been drawing a mix of abstract, random and dreary artwork along with some fanart --- so that may be coming.

People who looked forward to my artwork. Thank you but please understand while take this absence and hopefully I'll come back. The current situation in my life is getting a bit serious as I juggle other responsibilities and deal with just... people and work.

I doubt I'll ever check DA after submit this. If need be you can reach me at my e-mail. Until then. Good bye and best of luck!

]]> ~sanna-mania http://sanna-mania.deviantart.com/journal/16534327/ http://sanna-mania.deviantart.com/journal/16534327/ Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:47:59 PST
I do miss work but I gotta' go back and finish my college courses. XB Well classes already started and I am having an overall good. As usual I was nervous about all my first assignments and in the end I did more than average just from worrying and panicking. ; But I do still expect them to be harder since they are junior level.

Artwork will probably still be uploaded but mainly stuff I would put in my scraps folder much later.

Also I'm helping my school's newspaper with some of the design elements (yesterday night was crazy) so I'll be sure to at least upload some of those samples here if I really like them.

]]> ~sanna-mania http://sanna-mania.deviantart.com/journal/16048255/ http://sanna-mania.deviantart.com/journal/16048255/ Sat, 22 Dec 2007 18:32:59 PST ). I have a little more than a week left of work but I seriously don't want to go back to my classes.

I really don't know what else to say other than Happy Holidays. I can't guaranteed any new deviations til' after the New Year. I wish I wasn't so busy with so many worries. On the brighter side I'm getting some of my art out there published on the newspapers I work for. I'll probably won't post here because... I guess I would uncomfortable doing so. :\

The stuff I post here is really just for fun and those I don't mind the huge mix of simple 1-5 letter comments like "cool" or "I like it." At least be more descriptive about why. Critiques on my work, I actually do read and respond when I actually do have something to say but most of the time I just keep it in mind. As for me commenting, I find it better to do so only on deviations that either really make me smile/intrique me (and there's not like 100 comments on them already ) or something that really needs serious critiques (and won't go all crybaby on me).

So to all of you, hope the best fun Christmas.

My Christmas plans is to be all employed at work and start gathering paperwork for that new college misunderstanding they had. @3@;;

I'm tired and I'm gonna watch more of whatever is on TV.

]]> ~sanna-mania http://sanna-mania.deviantart.com/journal/15580051/ http://sanna-mania.deviantart.com/journal/15580051/ Mon, 19 Nov 2007 17:13:07 PST
Anyway with work starting to accumulate with the holidays, my presence here will be even more scarce. I did meant to upload more sketches and some colored penciled artwork but my printer/scanner thinks it needs yellow ink to scan. Peh.

Career/major-wise, I'm getting better with type (often a huge challenge with many beginning graphic designers -- especially me). I thought I would have some extra time to also prepare for my required portfolio review but I really have to push to make that time with special holiday designs in demand.

For it's basically crunch time for me as both a student and a worker. I still will check here like once a week but I'll be more frequent (but less than usual) on the other places most people can find me online.

If it's a note you need to send me then either e-mail me or send me a note here.

]]> ~sanna-mania http://sanna-mania.deviantart.com/journal/15077747/ http://sanna-mania.deviantart.com/journal/15077747/ Mon, 15 Oct 2007 17:58:34 PDT [link]

I'm psyched I got an advance copy of the DVD free. 4 hours of Nintendo toon 90's goodness fun here I come! I'm SO SO SO SO PSYCHED!!!! ZOMG ZOMG ZOMG!!! I'm just so happy that I stumbled upon it at the freebie table where I work. IT WAS FATE I HAD TO DO THAT ERRAND. I haven't watched both series in such a long time. :'D

Other than that, I'm still busy with work and totally tired.

And please stop bugging me with your requests until I offer them.

]]> ~sanna-mania http://sanna-mania.deviantart.com/journal/14937905/ http://sanna-mania.deviantart.com/journal/14937905/ Fri, 12 Oct 2007 05:43:11 PDT

I will still be drawing more monsters for ~hpk's monster sketch challenge. This may result in a possible re-start on a past old ghoulish comic project I had back in 8th-9th grade. Anyway hope you all are doing well.

Be sure to visit Hpk's site for the 31 monster sketch challenge featuring spooky art by ~hpk, =SynDuo, =poinko, and me.

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Oh before I forget. I have a new art blog. -> [link]

I'll be also posting work-in-progress pics of my artwork and hopefully be more detailed about many of my comic ideas by giving you sneak peaks to whatever character designs, rejected work, brainstorming, etc. I do for them.

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I probably should have added that I am NOT ACCEPTING ANY NEW REQUESTS. Like I said before I'm extremely busy with work and a crap load of other stuff for the next two weeks... And why am I getting more requests this month? :\

You can keep tabs on what art requests/trades I am currently doing here -> [link]

Obviously I'm still occupied with those and my own stuff.

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]]> ~sanna-mania http://sanna-mania.deviantart.com/journal/14675780/ http://sanna-mania.deviantart.com/journal/14675780/ Mon, 17 Sep 2007 15:42:36 PDT
I think it's about time I like really REALLY draw more stuff. The only thing is that what's been popping on my drawing area is mainly fanart.

I am still paranoid about the icky-presence of how some of my ideas and creations were stolen by that tard. Thus the lack of my own stuff. I *think* she finally realizes that her wrongfulness even though some of it is still there and she still blocked me (ha ha ha! I never even spoke a word about it directly to her. ). My perception of her will never change because well she's an 13-14 year-old false-praise-attention-needy HTF fantard... who steals/traces art. Hope she fails in life continuing to lie especially in real life. Anyway...

My few or so comic ideas are progressing slowly. Art trades, I confess I haven't even thought/worked on them. But after getting through some warm-up sketches/drawings and review/experimentation practice with some of the art programs -- then I hope that's when I'll start on those.

On an irrelevant note, Atsushi Shindou sings so sexy in his songs for the Pop n' Music game series. I feel so happy listening to his "power folk" j-pop music. Like how SMAP, Porno Graffiti and TM Revolution makes me in a good mood. <3

]]> ~sanna-mania http://sanna-mania.deviantart.com/journal/14385924/ http://sanna-mania.deviantart.com/journal/14385924/ Tue, 28 Aug 2007 19:19:35 PDT There's that meme I got tagged by if you're interested, It's 10 facts regarding about my Art. -> [link]

To just update about how I've been... I am learning a WHOLE lot of stuff at work. Nothing much about the illustrative direction besides looking at examples and helping with some art direction but more about typography -- an area of graphic design I am weak on. Hopefully a good time to have an opportunity to do an illustration for my job will come up soon when I feel like it. I definitely am heading in the right direction with what I am aiming for in the future. I love work and most of the people there yet I don't like having 2-4 deadlines everyday.

*skip if you want*
<sub>I saw more of my own work getting raped (a.k.a. horribly traced and stolen). I'm not too happy that it continues. It's really not helping me recover from an art slump. I really don't know how deal with this especially when I'm like getting so iffy about posting more of my recent art here. Any suggestions to ease this kind of paranoia? Memes and blogging help but I want to do something else... maybe a project... I don't know but if you know something else then let me know by note or whatever.

I think it's a bit of stress from RL that's making me a bit too sensitive about this situation... and the humidity of summer. I hate the summer more than winter. I don't want to go to work tomorrow with most of this week's deadlines due. ^^'

I have gotten some support from people even though I don't want them to be so bothered by it. But for those who voluntarily supported me, thank you. I will try my best with art and continue to work diligently in my studies/job.

I think all really takes is that person to take some accountability for the rather disappointing direction she's making in continuing his/her drawing and time to forget. I calmed down a bit during writing the middle of this but yeah.</sub>
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I feel better already just from letting it out and doing that meme. I'll really try to get something posted here but thanks again everyone. For still showing some interest, supporting me with words of encouragement, critiques, comments and just patient with me! <3

Sanna

]]> ~sanna-mania http://sanna-mania.deviantart.com/journal/14385400/ http://sanna-mania.deviantart.com/journal/14385400/ Tue, 28 Aug 2007 18:39:30 PDT , gives me a good excuse to update this journal. Warning I type alot on these kinds of memes. Wish I was this lengthy in my real life conversations. Ha ha ha!

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Ten Sanna Art Facts.

1. As a kid I drew seldomly but on and off I was improving... but I wasn't too interested with it until I was starting to understand what I really liked to do.

I started actively drawing around middle school with just mouse on a Digimon oekaki board called "Patamon's Pad". School took up more and more of my time so drawing became less frequent but because of just practice I improved. You can see the improvement that took course overlike a few years in this deviation at my old account -> [link] . I am still embarassed about those past works because I improved alot more. ;; So yeah really PRACTICE and try when you draw. _{and don't steal/copy other people's art}

I taught myself Photoshop around highschool but not much because of classes. College was when I really started (and continue) to get better in digital artwork. The same with my traditional artwork. I never touched my crayola stuff until recently.

2. I like to change/experiment/venture/revisit different mediums when I draw. Even if I fail, I still will revisit those and just keep practicing. The procedure/steps I draw things tend to change as well. Right now I'm going back to traditional mediums such as colored pencils and inks. I wish to try watercoloring soon and revisit pastels much later. Illustrator/Vector works are on and off for me since I deal with enough computers at work.

3. I love beneficial/informative critques on artwork I actually put effort in. Especially on the ones where I aim for some different effect or feel. I encourage any tips and pointers about any kind of flaw/error in my stuff I can fix the next time I draw or suggestions on other stuff I can draw regarding the piece. I don't think most of my sketches and much more of my half-arsed work deserve alot of time to comment so I don't mind the usual short comments like "awww so kute" on those.

4. A lot of the things/ideas I want to draw come from either out of the blue, real life experiences/interactions with friends here online and in real life, and fandom. Fandom to certain cartoons and anime introduced me to the wonderful world of art. I'll name a few titles later.

5. I can easily get upset when tards try to take advantage of me , my ideas and art. Whether it be in the in the form of persitent annoying requesting (like bothering me every 5 minutes...) or art theft. The frustration and disappointment hinders me whenever I want to draw. I just care deeply about my art and how much I achieved with it through practice, hardwork and the motivation/dedication I got after a certain ordeal in the few years that just pushed me to work much harder.

6. I have to give alot of credit to my Art for alot of my current friendships and such. It's a bit strange now that I think about it. But that's how I'm friends with people here, others in real life, and how I got my job. Though I should work on just being more outgoing but it's still awesome. I do appreciate the actual fans I have out there (and still I can't believe it).

7. I don't mind trying to help people with critiques and whatever aspects of drawing I have some decent knowledge about. Just drop me a note or something.

8. I often lose/misplace alot of my sketches. So those don't get posted unless I find them. Boo me. The ones I don't like I either hide from sight or just trash.

9. Music and buying stuff I like helps me draw. Alot of times media that makes me laugh/smile no matter how hard I try to resist can do the trick.

10. Someday I really want to do more for society with my art when I can afford it and have time. Like raise some amount of money for a donation or something. I tend to think a lot about the misfortunate (not the tards and jerks... ]]> ~sanna-mania http://sanna-mania.deviantart.com/journal/14275432/ http://sanna-mania.deviantart.com/journal/14275432/ Tue, 21 Aug 2007 16:21:06 PDT . (also visit his page, he has uber awesome stuff )

I don't mind doing these short memes especially when I get a small break from work. Here goes!

The rules are:
1. Post these rules
2. Each person tagged must post 8 random facts about themselves
3. Tags should write a journal/ blog of these facts
4. At the end of the post 8 more persons are tagged and named
5. Go to their page and leave a comment telling them they're tagged

(I'm not doing the last 2 rules... cuz I feel liek bein' a r3bel!)
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1. I can make my voice sound like some chipmunk/hamster.
2. My favorite shape is the star.
3. Currently I'm studying to be a Graphic Designer.
4. I have four pet turtles. (Chip, Skip, Squirt and Zip) :}
5. Listening and dancing (like an idiot) to upbeat music is a must for me almost everyday for some unknown reason.
7. A majority of my jewelry consists of bracelets.
8. I'm one of those people who look younger than I really am.

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Back to work... and remember folks, art thieves suck majorly whether they do or do not get caught/punished. DA is slow.

]]> ~sanna-mania http://sanna-mania.deviantart.com/journal/14054366/ http://sanna-mania.deviantart.com/journal/14054366/ Tue, 07 Aug 2007 04:55:49 PDT *shudders*

How is everyone?

I'm still busy with work but hope justice will be done... with a side order of chips.

Art theft sucks I know. And DA is taking too long to settle this while that wench is still copying my stuff. I know it happens to everyone but I'm just glad others alerted me about it and junk.

Any interesting stories you want to share? I could use a good/interesting few whenever I break from work here.

Also want to wish =Kitty-Gizmo a very happy birthday! It also so happens to be my pet turtles, Chip and Skip's, birthday as well.

]]> ~sanna-mania http://sanna-mania.deviantart.com/journal/13716526/ http://sanna-mania.deviantart.com/journal/13716526/ Fri, 13 Jul 2007 05:07:35 PDT

What else...

Sorry for not commenting/faving as much. As you can see right now all life is about is just work and just getting used to it. Everyone do keep up drawing your best and have fun. ^w^

I'm going to make my watermarking more evident the next time I post new art and clean up my DA gallery slowly. Not deleting them but just scrapping my very old very "quarter-arsed" ones. There's enough half-arsed art in my gallery already.

More work has been put into my original stuff but I'm waiting for a better time to post them when more of the plots and characters are more developed. The next drawings I'll post will depend on my mood probably.

Until then see ya later! :V

]]> ~sanna-mania http://sanna-mania.deviantart.com/journal/13511669/ http://sanna-mania.deviantart.com/journal/13511669/ Wed, 27 Jun 2007 11:58:50 PDT I'd figure this be a good time to like update everyone (who's interested) on what's been going on with me, my art and the other stuff. Also to my last entry about the current art trades/requests I have to do is unattractive be on my DA main page . So moving on.

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Soon I start my first big job in less than a week. I have mixed feelings about it but it's going be a huge exciting experience for me. A bit of challenge since it's been only a year so far that I learning stuff about Graphic Design and already getting to do some big stuff... but it'll make my resume and portfolio super awesome. Trying to fix my sleep schedule just because of it (not going too well to add).

I think I should do alot more planning and sketching on my personal projects instead being more concerned with submitting stuff here (along with working on my art trades and such). Recently I've been working on a different story using alot of the characters I've made up 3-11 (?) years ago. So far I'm getting a rather big interest into continuing its development. Before I didn't wasn't confident about it (thus I kept alot of these characters to myself) but some people eventually gave me that push to start it. I'm bad at explaining things since alot into different Asian cultures except I change them a little bit and it takes place in a different world. The planning of this adventure/fantasy story is still in it's very early stages but then again I haven't progressed alot in my other series.

As for the Lavi n' Rodi series, I'm really going to take my time with this one because I know a number of people are interested in it. So whatever drawings/sketch work I have I'll try to post if I think it's good. Alot of single stories have been planned for this one (my estimate would be like around 20 but might be more. ) and expect to see some "guest stars" as well.

For now I'll spend some time recording my ideas on paper and sketching stuff.

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Art Trades/Requests
STATUS: Currently I am not accepting anymore requests and art trades at this moment.

Current Art Trades/Requests and details about them -> [link]


]]> ~sanna-mania http://sanna-mania.deviantart.com/journal/13510975/ http://sanna-mania.deviantart.com/journal/13510975/ Wed, 27 Jun 2007 10:56:45 PDT
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Details about requesting a freebie or an art trade:

<sup>Please check my current status first before actually asking for an art trade or free sketch. I try to update my status with artwork for other people as much as I can.
Don't try to be super-buddy-buddy with me just because you want art from me. That's just lame... same goes for faves/devWatches unless you earn it and well I actually feel like it. It happened a few times in the past and I usually end up scaring them (some off their DA accounts) once I start getting pissed off.

If I clearly state that I am accepting art trades and/or requests then send me a note with what you want for your part.
I tend to be slow also with determining what I want from people. If it's inconvient then send me a note and I'll just pick something ASAP.
I have the right to not accept your request/art trade. And there are certain things that I refuse to draw, can't draw at my my current drawing ability, or just don't feel like drawing. But if I'm open then give me a note and see if I can.
Usually I like to take my time and tend to re-do a lot of my part of the trades. Request sketches are done when I feel like it and not as much effort is put into them as art trades. Also I have a life. So all I ask is that you be patient with me when I agree to do an art trade/sketch. Do not send me like 5 notes per a day rushing me.

:bulletyellow: I have been asked about commissions once here surprisingly but as of now I don't accept any through DA. Before I did some "emergency quick-I-rly-needz-it" freelancing before but I prefer not to do that again since it's just very straining especially with what little skill I have. I'm also just very busy with school work.</sup>


STATUS: Currently I am not accepting anymore requests and art trades at this moment.

*Checking up on current people involved to see whether or not they want continue. I have to start from scratch for the ones I started due to a broken computer.

<sub>? - Person has not requested what he/she wants drawn.

(I haven't figured out what I want from any of them except maybe one person on here... so yeah...)

Art Trade List:
1) ~whitenoize - Her H*R fancharacter Smashbox with Coach Z and Bubs
2) ~hpk ? (working on other stuff for him anyway ; )
3) ~joorlee ?

Delayed/Saved Priority Slots
- ~OnePieceOfSHiTaKE
- *Netaro

Art/Sketch Requests I owe:
1)~WarriorofLig... ]]></sub> ~sanna-mania http://sanna-mania.deviantart.com/journal/13263341/ http://sanna-mania.deviantart.com/journal/13263341/ Fri, 08 Jun 2007 09:32:49 PDT
I haven't done these in awhile. Also I know more cool people here so this should be fun.

Just comment on this here entry and...

1- I'll answer with something random about you.
2- I'll dare you to try something.
3- I'll say a color I associate with you.
4- I'll tell you something I like about you.
5- I'll tell you something I always remember about you / a first memory about you.
6- I'll tell you what animal you remind me of.
7- I'll ask you something I always wanted to ask you.
8- If I do this for you, you must put this in your journal. (actually you don't have to but feel free to do so)

~*~

Other than that I've been busy putting more effort in my artwork, having more fun and productive outings with friends and of course the usual paperwork that never cease to end even on vacation. There's newer stuff bothering me but not really worth a penny to really care anymore since I have lots of stuff to do and it's supposedly already done with. As long as I handle things the best I could without doing anything like unreasonable.

The only MOST real sad thing that happened this week was that I missed weeping newb cooks getting yelled by Chef Ramsey in the premiere of this year's Hell's Kitchen. That's the only real-life competitive show I watch loyally and truly enjoy. Woks are so cool to cook with.

I'm drawing more and I'm going to trying to put a picture and typed up profile of the characters I currently have developed for that "Lavi n' Rodi" once a week at least. The first one was Malory.Isn't she a cute kitty? I'm sure you look forward to seeing her torment the blue short panda, Dudley. I might do another pic for here since I'm considering changing the format of the profile pics as of now.

Art trades and such I'll list here later or put in a separate entry.

]]> ~sanna-mania http://sanna-mania.deviantart.com/journal/13031296/ http://sanna-mania.deviantart.com/journal/13031296/ Sun, 20 May 2007 21:17:19 PDT
I don't necessarily have the artist's block (I have tons of ideas and such I want to draw...), it's more of just being more distracted than usual.

I tried for the past week but I just ended up taking too many naps, going on You-Tube, and throwing away alot of unfinished sketches. Hmmmm... maybe I should've just uploaded those sketches instead of trashing them. But yeah I've seen I'm not the only one around who's having similar problems.

Other than that I have been semi-busy with other stuff. My acupuncture treatments are starting to get weirder and weirder. @_@;;

I start my job-training tomorrow. I get to see the office and cubicle I'll have for half a year.

Hope all of you people are doing good. ^_^

]]> ~sanna-mania http://sanna-mania.deviantart.com/journal/12928970/ http://sanna-mania.deviantart.com/journal/12928970/ Sat, 12 May 2007 12:00:48 PDT -> [link]

Aren't they so cute? The baby turtle on the left is "Squirt" and to the right is "Zip". They do live up to their names VERY well.

What's strange was that once my folks decided to add them to the family literally EVERYTHING that was really crappy in my life got reversed. I still have my lovely scholarship, got a half-year co-op position for a big respected newspaper place, and my grades weren't as bad as I thought. Also my folks are doing better as well so the turtles were lucky for us. ^_^

Don't worry my other two turtles (Chip and Skip) will still have attention -infact they're starting to get super friendly with me! Wai! They're growing so big.

[link]

Besides things improving for me I'm trying to get back that motivation that kind of faded through the past two weeks of school and junk. I know in July I start my job so I should be free for at least a month or so. I feel sluggish but at least I want to draw now.

After a few practices (I'm really rusty ) and a few fanarts I'll start on those art trades.

]]> ~sanna-mania http://sanna-mania.deviantart.com/journal/12843686/ http://sanna-mania.deviantart.com/journal/12843686/ Fri, 04 May 2007 18:38:45 PDT
I'll probably keep up this lack of activity until I feel better. Hope everyone is doing fine though.

See ya!

(edit)
I'm starting to feel better. I think I was too tired to a point where I would get cranky and fall all over the place. Expect me to sneak in a few fanart sketches here and there.

]]> ~sanna-mania http://sanna-mania.deviantart.com/journal/12662349/ http://sanna-mania.deviantart.com/journal/12662349/ Fri, 20 Apr 2007 00:48:12 PDT
I've been in a car accident recently and today I got my medical evaluation back. Currently I'm suffering from muscle spasms and some other condition I can't spell and pronounce. Luckily my spine is okay so no surgery is needed on me that I know of. So my back and neck will be hurting alot on and off. With the help of medication and some physical therapy I'll recover...

I have been also extremely stressed with classes, finals and a past stalker... so I may have been bit over-reactting with stuff here and there or just avoiding conversation to not let myself get all whiny.

So please excuse me if I just start faving without commenting or just skipping your recent deviations that I would comment on. I'll eventually get back to them.

I'll be sure to come back with some explosion of art. I'll try to mix some fanart (especially after that CN exhibit I recently visited! but also a few fanarts of other people's original stuff--I'm too shy when I draw other people's characters for some reason. XP), my own works and two of my art trades.

And sorry I'm not doing random requests at the moment (unless you're a friend or something like that)-- I have enough to draw as it is.

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Just kind of add something else to this entry I'll talk about my recent visit to the Cartoon Network Animation exhibit at the Museum of Science. I was very happy when I stepped in. Especially the Fosters and Dexter's Laboratory stuff. I literally hugged the Frankie and Mr.Herriman life-size cutout displays without realizing. Not sure if anyone saw me but with all the chaos and little I doubt. Har har har.

I was a bit disappointed that the interactive activities had no EnEE and CL themes. I mean I can kind of understand CL not having its own little activity since it's more recent but they at least gotta' have an interactive section of the exhibit for Ed, Edd n' Eddy. :\ I enjoyed the seeing the some of the animation cels on display though. Oh and I cringed when I saw a doodle of a typical Sonic fan character drawn among the other Bloo and Mac doodles the kiddies drew in the drawing activity table. GAAH! That's probably the 235th sonic look-alike named "Boom". I should've drawn a doodle of Bloo or Berry about to attack that fan-created abomination right next to it.

There's a good reason why I'm not into certain fandoms anymore. I tend to leave them when I start to feel like people are getting too extreme and just "next-level fangirl-ish". I'm a fangirl at times but compared to others, I'm much more bearable. Reminded me of the time when I met that Inu-Yasha fangirl in a store one day. Made me not so into anime as much as I used to when I was into Sailor Moon.

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]]> ~sanna-mania http://sanna-mania.deviantart.com/journal/12445197/ http://sanna-mania.deviantart.com/journal/12445197/ Tue, 03 Apr 2007 14:18:17 PDT
Sorry for the lack of art here and not commenting. Most of my stuff are just sketches that I feel sucky about or school work that I loathe.

In other news I've been busy and tired. I have been drawing some stuff for my original personal projects... Got some job interviews and still looking around for more. Bad crap happened too but whatever -- I'm focusing on work and getting some motivation back.

I still love my turtles. They just get cuter as they grow up.

I will be a bit silent for now but I will try to reply to whatever that needs replying and upload stuff from time to time. I really have to concentrate on my classes and prep for those job opportunities. That's all.

]]> ~sanna-mania http://sanna-mania.deviantart.com/journal/12351933/ http://sanna-mania.deviantart.com/journal/12351933/ Tue, 27 Mar 2007 15:41:09 PDT
I actually worked on more ideas and some practice pages for a few stories I had for my "Lavi and Rodi" series and the "Rodeo Rodi Mckay" stuff. Hope to post a few random pages done. Not sure if whatever pages I put up will be like the webcomic I planned it to be but at least I am going to do this. I actually received like one e-mail about some of my characters. Should answer those questions later. ;;;

As for art trades, I'm waiting for things to calm down to color and ink that art trade with ~whitenoize. But I do apologize to be people who wanted me to tell them what I want for being so slow. I really want to think this through and come up with more decent reference pictures. However I am able to get started on at least the sketching stages of the other art trades I have.


<sup>Tagged by

[1] Do you like animals?
Yeah... for cuddling and eating unfortunately. D:

[2] Have you ever met an online friend in person?
No... they're too far away from where I live. At least the ones I won't mind meeting.

[3] Are you athletic?
Nay

[4] Are you: thin, fat, athletically built etc:
Probably thinner than you. No I really mean it. D:

[5] How much do you weigh?
Some girls don't like to tell people their weight. But definitely know I'm thin.

[6] What's your height?
5 feet and... 3 inches?

[7] Shoe size?
6.5

[8] Girls - are you tomboyish, girly, normal, etc?
I guess geeky and tomboyish. I think I would be alot more girlier if I haven't hanged around with my brothers alot.

(There's no 9 because 7 ate it. -at least from the copy and paste I did.)

[10] How old are you?
20

[11] When is your birthday?
1/21

[12] Do you like to receive giftart?
Yeah. Who doesn't?

[13] Are you sociable?
Depends on the people. But I tend to be only talkative when I feel like it.

[14] Do you have many friends?
Alot of acquaintances... but I do have friends.

[15] What's your race?
AZN

[16] Do you like to talk on the phone?
I prefer listening unless I feel like talking. I laugh too much on the phone.

[17] Are you single or taken?
Single. I'm going wait until I mature a teensy weensy bit more.

[18] Do you eat meat?
Yes and it's good.

[19] Are you paranoid?
Yes. But at I'm alot more carefree and laidback.

[20] Do you read a lot?
Depends on the material. I have been reading alot more non-fiction recently.

[21] Do you listen to music, what kind?
Different kinds but I stick Asian music and the electronic-y music.

[22] Do you play any instruments?
No.

[23] How long have you been drawing?
Around eight I guess.

[24] What's the meaning of life?
42?

[25] Now tag five of your friends! They MUST take this quiz and post it in their journal.
I say my friends don't have to but anyone is welcome to try this out.</sup>


]]> ~sanna-mania http://sanna-mania.deviantart.com/journal/12156520/ http://sanna-mania.deviantart.com/journal/12156520/ Mon, 12 Mar 2007 12:56:14 PDT

I'm trying to hangout with my friends that I lack outings with now that Spring Break is here. Some of my old friends (not online ) have been giving me a headache. They just won't listen to me no matter many times give them advice. And then when they really are in deep poo, I'm around to like try to help them out of the craphole they dug themselves into. D: Thank goodness I don't have ALL of my friends like that. ^___^

Also my scary aunt... kjswtruiqt3r49qyhw9s I swear she is like a scary mean heffer. Maybe more like a ooglie violent walrus/mermaid? Man I feel sorry for the man who got tricked into marrying her... @_@;; But at least she gave me good luck money and never acts all ragey around me but still... my poor cheeks. =>_<=;;; LOL!

I am working on the sketch of one art trade. And hopefully I'll get around to drawing and coloring reference pics of my characters so I can show them to people I'm in art trades with.

Hope everyone else is doing good! And I'm not that good commenting.

]]> ~sanna-mania http://sanna-mania.deviantart.com/journal/12033675/ http://sanna-mania.deviantart.com/journal/12033675/ Fri, 02 Mar 2007 23:05:05 PST

~*~*~*~*~*~

First off I would like to thank everyone for making my DA experience just great. Thanks for all the dev-watches, comments and faves. Really appreciate it! Look forward to seeing all your artwork and just chatting. I've been bad with commenting recently... hope you don't mind.

One of my upcoming projects is forcing me to look at my old artwork and gawwwwsh... ; Hopefully that professor will let me do my idea for that project.

Currently I'm just busy prepping for mid-terms, prepping registration and just the classes. I didn't expect figuring out the schedule for my next semester to be a bit tricky. So glad I met with my advisor rather early. Busy busy busy. The times I wasn't busy and could've drawn stuff were used to just rest myself- oil painting mess is really "" on the hands. For those of you interested in my original stuff, I'm working on a mini temporary website that'll display the character bios and of course making tweaks to the characters. I'm also making some new characters for another series (probably will not have a solid story until I feel satisfied the character designs. )

I had other stuff happening but I won't bother just to move on the next main topic of this entry... ART TRADES!!!!

I have a few old sketch requests I promised people (I finished a few- just got to find them) as well as some gifts I'm just startng/re-doing. But other than that I think this is a good time to open up a few art trades. Plus I have been asked here and there about them so yeah! So here's the deal!

About art trades with me (as of now):

I won't be super picky like I am with food. But I might have to sometimes since I plan to just offer 5 spots for now. But overall I'm really not picky.
_{I'll probably do 3-5 at a time so it's not like the end of the world if you don't get a spot this time.}

Send me a note and/or comment if you are interested. Send the actual request in a note though. _{(If in any case you want to call off the trade please tell me. I have in past did like 75% of my part only to find out I got ditched by the other person. T_T; At least tell me.)}

If I OK'ed with you about an art trade then you're on my art trade list.
(If I made a mistake then do correct me. For requesting what you want from me - put it in a note once we both agree with the trade.)

I don't have major restrictions about the content of what I draw for the trades but I will tell you if I think I won't be able to draw it.

I will draw my part of the trade along with stuff I want to draw for myself and others at the same time. So my part of the trade may or may not be slow.

No rush. Art trades should be fun instead super stressing/pres... ]]> ~sanna-mania http://sanna-mania.deviantart.com/journal/11822333/ http://sanna-mania.deviantart.com/journal/11822333/ Wed, 14 Feb 2007 21:02:36 PST
Today was okay for me. I got to hand out candy and cupcakes but not many people came to class due to the crappy snow. D: Other than that I also contacted a long lost best friend from like 2nd grade. I miss her so much.

Wish I could give you all a BIIG HUG! But a emote one will do.


And don't forget to raid the stores for discount V-Day candies! That's the only other thing I look forward on Valentine's day (or should I say after).

*edit* ~ 2/22/07
Still re-working on some surprise/late gift art. So I won't be active much on DA until some decent work is done. :3 I'll also re-open art trades and start doing those sketch requests I offered people. Heh if time and energy permits I'll randomly submit some of the decent sketches I have in the Scraps gallery.

I've been just awfully busy with classes recently. And other problems.

And hope everyone else is at least okay. I'll do my best to play catch up once my workload lessens.

]]> ~sanna-mania http://sanna-mania.deviantart.com/journal/11520022/ http://sanna-mania.deviantart.com/journal/11520022/ Sun, 21 Jan 2007 16:06:36 PST [link]

Yes there is a national holiday for hugging. Yay! <3

At the moment, I'm liking the new semester of college... so far. Glad that I got classes with professors I'm much more comfortable with (and have less required reading ^_^V ). But not extremely thrilled with painting (especially the cost of those oil paints... :\ ).

Did good on my portfolio review and I agreed that the critiques I got were fair. Lowest scored area out of all the criterias in reviews was "Type" (with 5 being the highest, I got a almost-mediocre 3.5 lol!). The rest were pretty high-scored (like 4.5-ish) with illustration, professionalism and etc. Hopefully I'll do MUCH better in handing text visually this semester. Plus I should've not been so cheap and used better paper.

I wished I had more energy+time to work on those incomplete drawings I have in that growing pile of papers. Been writing down lists of IOUs, stuff I really want to draw, ideas and such (both fanart and original) in a separate notebook just in case I forget. Ideas and concepts haven't been a problem just time. Life is getting better after going through a string of crap. My birthday wasn't bad either (probably one of the very best so far-- in the past mine were like crap or just pretty much uneventful).

Of course I check here more than I should but I'll try my best to post stuff I think are like post-worthy or whatever. Whether it be a deviation or a journal entry.

]]> ~sanna-mania http://sanna-mania.deviantart.com/journal/11371401/ http://sanna-mania.deviantart.com/journal/11371401/ Tue, 09 Jan 2007 06:48:17 PST . Oh wells! At least I got a "little" taller. But my 19th year of living sure has been an interesting one. Both in real life and the online communities. I'm starting to be a little more outgoing (though I'm still shy *hides behind a bush*) and guess more experiemental with my artwork. My first year of college REALLY helped me with improving. I'm just loving that aspect of being in the classroom. Not too ready to go back though.

I think I'll start updating my scraps section more than usual starting soon. Mainly because my vacation is coming to an end (thus not as many finished colored stuff ). And well I also need to sort the scrap worthy stuff from my main gallery. I just have to start on a sketch I owe to one person and then like plan when to start the next set of free sketch requests and junk. Do expect fanart too. I'll try to do a good mix up of that. For now I'll try to finish as many drawings my body lets me.

My Lavi and Rodi stuff... I'm working on it cheerfully. I think it was only like a few months that I finally decided to work on my originals so it's still in the very early stages. Besides I have alot of time to plan and draw the comics that some are anticipating. (Eeep! nervous!) But I'll try my best with my lack of experience!

Don't mind me if I get nostalgic at times. I'm just starting to feel old after seeing some very young photos of little ol' me.

I'll re-do the css of my DA journal later.

]]> ~sanna-mania http://sanna-mania.deviantart.com/journal/10254655/ http://sanna-mania.deviantart.com/journal/10254655/ Mon, 02 Oct 2006 01:00:09 PDT Free Sketches!
As long as you don't my stuff being mediocre/crappy feel free to request a free sketch with no charge.

Rules or whatever.
Limit 1-3 characters. It can be anyone/thing and if I can't draw them/it... then it'll show.
If you expect the sketches I offer here to be like UBER awesome then you'll have a 95% chance of being disappointed. These sketches will be really fast drawn. I will spend a max of 15 minutes on each of them to practice my speed drawing skills. Mostly the range will be like 5-10 minutes though.
Limit one per a person.
For this one I won't do anything too outrageous and out of the realm of oh say... PG-18? I think G all the way to PG-13-15 is my prefered limit though. None of my disturbing stuff I don't dare post here.
Since I am scanner-less, the sketches will be of digital camera quality. I'll do them on paper and try my best to get the best quality snapshot OR if I can/feel like it I'll draw them on the computer.
If I feel your request doesn't follow any of the rules above then I have the right to deny you're request... or if I truly can't fufill the request.

All that said... request! Just comment your sketchy request.
(edit: it's now ten! edit 2: I didn't expect my request slots to fill up so quickly and the mix of requests make me happy, may do more but later at random weeks).

<sup>1) Lisa the Babysitter (DONE!) - ~Blue-Leader - [link]

2) Rocko, Heffer, Filbert from Rocko's Modern Life (DONE!) - ~OnePieceOfSHiTaKE - [link]

3) Megaman/Rockman and/or Bass/Forte - ~Ariko

4) Camp Lazlo fancharacter Carmen (DONE!) - ~tomboyqueen - [link]

5) GoGo DoDo from Tiny Toons (DONE!) - ~Praeludium - [link]

6) Lola (from Robotboy) being followed by a bunch of Worm Kaijin (from Kamen Rider Kabuto) (DONE!_{I guess err...}) - !Kainsword17 - [link]

7) Artie: The Strongest Man in the World from The Adventures of Pete & Pete (DONE!) - ~scarymonkey - [link]

8) A Peeved Toph from Avatar: the Last Airbender (DONE!) - ~superbloowonka - [link]

9) MacxBloo from Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends (DONE!) - ~AB1 - [link]

10)Chase Young and Jack Spicer from Xiaolin Showdown (DONE!) - ~Kitty-Gizmo - ...I'll post the link here some day but it's in the gallery. :3

Wait til' next time peoples!
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